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December 31, 2016

Faithful Steward? or Easy Target?

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Faithful Steward? or Easy Target?
by Ronald W Robey
 
The American Dictionary of Law defines Extortion as, “The obtaining of property from another, with his consent, induced by wrongful use of actual or threatened force, violence, or fear, or under color of official right.”
 
Monetary tithing is not giving back to God. It is giving to an extortioner. A decietful pastor who has manipulated the word of Truth in such a way that he is able to rob you with your consent.
 
The pastor has convinced you that God requires ten percent of your monetary income and that he has the authority to receive that alleged tithe. Many pastors use Malachi 3:8-10 to guilt you into tithing. Still others will use the passage to instill the fear of a curse for not tithing. Many even take it to the extreme and say you will end up in hell for not tithing.
 
Considering the definition of Extortion given above, it is easy to see that these pastors who teach a monetary tithe requirement are all guilty of employing extortion tactics in order to acquire ten percent of your monetary income.
 
My Bible tells me that giving to God is feeding the hungry; drink to the thirsty; clothes to the naked; medical attention to the sick; and hospitality to the foreigner.
 
My Bible further tells me that stewards are to be found faithful. It is not faithful stewardship to give a lying preacher your money.
 

December 30, 2016

They Reject God

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They Reject God
by Ronald W Robey

Here is a passage that describes all preachers and teachers who teach the monetary tithe requirement doctrine,…
 
2 Peter 2:1-3 But there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction. And many shall follow their pernicious ways; by reason of whom the way of truth shall be evil spoken of. And through covetousness shall they with feigned words make merchandise of you: whose judgment now of a long time lingereth not, and their damnation slumbereth not.
 
The pastor denies the Lord that bought him.
 
Oh, he may argue that he does not deny the Lord,… but in reality, he does.
 
You see, in order to teach a god that requires monetary tithing; in order to teach a god that will curse someone for not tithing his money; in order to teach a god that calls those who do not tithe their money “robbers of God,” one has to deny the true God,… the God that said His holy tithe is agricultural crops, flocks and herds.
 
The Psalmist wrote in Psalms 119:105, “Thy word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path”. Since there is no command or instruction in the word of God for monetary tithes to be given to Tabernacle, Temple, Synagogue or Church, in order for anyone to teach or preach a monetary tithe, that one must depart from the illumination that God has provided through His word, and walk a dark path of deception.
 
Monetary tithe teachers reject the true God for a god of their own greed.
 
#tithes #Godrejecters
 
 

December 30, 2016

Proverbial Wisdom and Admonishment

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Proverbial Wisdom and Admonishment
by Ronald W Robey

Proverbs 29:7 The righteous considereth the cause of the poor: but the wicked regardeth not to know it.

 
So many preachers and teachers of the monetary tithe requirement lie are guilty of ignoring the plight of the poor.
 
Through the tithing lie, preacher teach the poor that the way out of poverty is to submit ten percent of what little money they have into their kingdoms they call “church”.
 
And because many of the poor do not read their Bibles, they fall prey to these ravening wolves and their unjust taxation.
 
Friends and Brethren, I encourage you to be as the Berean’s of old. Don’t stop at receiving what the pastor is saying and take that for truth. Search the Scriptures to see if what you are being told is truth.
 
If it is not, it should be rejected.
 
The monetary tithe requirement doctrine is not truth. If you spent the next three years of your life writing down every single verse in your Bible from Genesis 1:1 to Revelation 22:21, you would discover that there are no verses in the entire text of the Bible that teach a monetary tithe requirement doctrine.
 
Pastor’s have handled the word of God deceitfully. God never commanded such a tithe. Nor did He ever authorizes such a doctrine to be taught in the local assemblies of His Body.
 
If you are in such a church, it is time to either
 
a) leave that den of thieves,
or
b) remove those teachers of the monetary tithe doctrine from their teaching and preaching positions. They are leading you away from truth, not to truth.
 
They are even guilty of teaching a false god. They teach a god that requires tithes of one’s monetary income, when the true God never required tithes of monetary income.
 
In Matthew 7:15, Jesus warned of false prophets who would seem to be legit men of God but are inwardly extortioners. It’s high time the Body of Believer’s took Jesus’ warning seriously.
 
Taking into account the wisdom found in Proverbs 29:7, it is safe to say that God would rather you give money directly to a poor person in the congregation than to the deceiver in the pulpit.
 

December 29, 2016

Pastor vs. God

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Pastor vs. God
by Ronald W Robey
(written December 29, 2016)

If one wants to be obedient to God in tithing, one should research the when; what’ who; where and why of tithing so as to not be found in rebellion,…

1. What is one supposed to tithe?

Pastor’s Answer: Monetary income/ Employment wages.

Biblical Answer: Agricultural crops, flocks and herds. Leviticus 27:30-33

2. When is one supposed to tithe?

Pastor’s Answer: Weekly or Bi-weekly, depending on your payday.

Biblical Answer: When you cross the river Jordan and enter into the land of Canaan, (Deuteronomy 12:1,10-11) you will be required to tithe from your yearly harvest. (note: Leviticus 25:1-6 reveals that every seventh year tithing would be an impossibility, as the land is to rest every seven years)

3. Who is one supposed to tithe to?

Pastor’s Answer: Your tithe is to go to the pastor of your local church.

Biblical Answer: The tithe is to be given to Levites, widows, orphans foreigners, family and self in the land of Canaan. Numbers 18:24-26; Deuteronomy 14:22-29

4. Where is one supposed to tithe?

Pastor’s Answer: Your tithe is to go to the House of God, your local church.

Biblical Answer: Your tithe is not to go to the House of God, (unless you are a Levite) but to Levites, widows, orphans, foreigners, and to yourself in the land of Canaan. Nehemiah 10:37-38

5. Why is one supposed to tithe?

Pastor’s Answer: Church Staff salary, Teaching supplies, Missionary Support, Church bills

Biblical Answer: If you are a physical descendant of the biblical Patriarch Jacob, you are required to tithe. (unless you have come to faith in Christ; Galatians 3:25-26) Leviticus 27:34 that you may learn to fear God. Deuteronomy 14:22-23

It is clear that many pastors today handle the word of God deceitfully and manipulate members of their congregation into turning their eyes and their ears away from God’s word when it comes to the doctrine of God’s holy tithe.

Jeremiah 17:5 Thus saith the LORD; Cursed be the man that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his arm, and whose heart departeth from the LORD.

Do you sit under these deceitful pastors? Is the god they preach a god that requires you to tithe your monetary income and/or employment wages? If so, flee that den of iniquity.

Isaiah 8:20 To the law and to the testimony: if they speak not according to this word, it is because there is no light in them.

They are more interested in your money than your soul. Otherwise, they would not be lying to you.

Proverbs 26:28 A lying tongue hateth those that are afflicted by it; and a flattering mouth worketh ruin.

 

December 25, 2016

Don’t Sweat the Threats

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Don’t Sweat the Threats
by Ronald W Robey
(written December 25, 2016)

If you are in a religious institution dba a “church” and it teaches that “God requires you to tithe your monetary income to the Church”,… you are in the wrong “church”.

 
The pastor that attempts to insult my intelligence by saying that God requires tithes of my monetary income, only succeeds in revealing his own ignorance of and/or rebellion against of what God’s word says concerning His holy tithe.
 
How I long to see the day when those who assume the office of Apostle/Prophet/Evangelist/Pastor or Teacher cease their oppression of the people they claim to be leading in the paths of righteousness.
 
Sadly, so many will never admit to their congregations that they have oppressed them through the false doctrine of a monetary tithe requirement and are leading them down a dark path of deception.
 
Many congregants who are poor suffer the most. They are accused of “robbing God,” and made to feel guilty if they do not give ten percent of their monthly Social Security checks, or of their widow’s pension, or of their hard-earned money to the local assembly they are a member of.
 
They are often reminded that the apostle Paul said that no thief will enter Heaven, and that if they fail to tithe their monetary income they will be denied entrance into that eternal Kingdom of rest and peace in Christ Jesus.
 
Still others are threatened with curses upon their families, their jobs, their finances, their vehicles, and their health if they do not submit to the command to tithe their monetary income.
 
The preachers will quote Malachi 3:8-10 to strengthen their oppressive tactics.
 
However, Malachi 3:7 states that God is calling for a return to His ordinances in that passage If you study the first five Books of the Bible where God’s ordinances can be found, you will discover that God’s commanded tithe is
 
a) agricultural. Leviticus 27:30-33
 
b) required of the children of Israel. Leviticus 27:34
 
c) not to be observed in any geographical location other than the Promised Land. Deuteronomy 6:1-3; 12:1,10-11
 
d) to be given to Levites, widows, orphans and foreigners in the Promised Land. Numbers 18:24-26; Deuteronomy 14:28-29; Nehemiah 10:37-38
 
e) still agricultural in the last place it is seen as a command in the Bible. Hebrews 7:5-9
 
f) still the property of the sons of Levi in the last place it is seen as a command in the Bible. Hebrews 7:5-9
 
Given the facts concerning tithing from the Scriptures, we can say without reserve that New Covenant Believers in Christ Jesus need not fear the threats levied at them from the pulpit. They can ignore the accusations that are hurled at them from the platform.
 
Don’t sweat the threats!
 
God is not going to curse anyone for not tithing their monetary income. Nor will He cast them in Hell for not tithing. The only prerequisite to entering God’s eternal Kingdom is that one must be born again through faith in God’s only begotten Son Jesus Christ.
 
There are only a handful of instances where we find people tithing in the word of God. A true “Biblical Scholar” shouldn’t have a problem looking up those few instances.
 
The word “tithe” in relation to God’s commanded tithe appears only 14 times in 13 verses of the KJV. (Lev. 27:30,32; Num. 18:26; Deut. 12:17; Deut. 14:22,28; 2 Chr. 31:5; Neh. 10:38; Neh. 13:12; Matt. 23:23; Lk. 11:42)
 
The word “tithes” in relation to God’s commanded tithe appears only 23 times in 20 verses of the KJV. (Le 27:31; Nu 18:24,26,28; De 12:6,11; De 26:12; 2Ch 31:12; Ne 10:37,38; Ne 12:44; Ne 13:5; Am 4:4; Mal 3:8,10; Lu 18:12; Heb 7:5,6,8,9)
 
The word “tithes” in relation to a voluntary tithe appears only 1 time in 1 verse in the KJV. (Gen. 14:20)
 
The word “tithing” in relation to God’s commanded tithe appears only 2 times in 1 verse of the KJV. (Deut. 26:12)
 
The phrase “the tenth” in relation to God’s commanded tithe is found only 2 times in 2 verses of the KJV. (Lev. 27:32; Num. 18:21)
 
The phrase “the tenth” in relation to a voluntary tithe is found only 2 times in 2 verses in the KJV. (Gen. 28:22; Heb. 7:4)
 
The phrase “the tenth” in relation to a forced tithe by man is found only 2 times in 2 verses in the KJV. (1 Sam. 8:15,17)
 
The phrase “a tenth” in relation to a voluntary tithe is found only 1 time in 1 verse in the KJV. (Heb 7:2)
 
That is a total of 36 verses in the entire KJV that refer to God’s commanded tithe, with eight other verses that are either voluntary, or forced by man. Of all the verses where tithing is commanded, not a single one refers to a tithe of one’s monetary income. The majority of the verses refer to agricultural tithes, and they can be found between Leviticus 27:30 and Hebrews 7:9. (see the above references)
 

December 25, 2016

Calling God a Liar

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Calling God a Liar
by Ronald W Robey

The preachers say, “God requires you to tithe your monetary income.” The Bible says that God’s #tithe is to be agricultural crops and livestock. (Lev. 27:30-33)

The preachers say, “God requires you to bring His tithe to your local church.” The Bible says that God’s tithe is to be obeyed only after crossing the Jordan River and entering in into the Promised Land. (Deut. 6:1-3; 12:1,10-11)

The preachers say, “God has given us the authority to take tithes from you.” The Bible says that tithes are to be given to physical descendants of the tribe of Levi in farming communities throughout the Promised Land. (Num. 18:24-26; Deut. 14:27; Neh. 10:37-38)

The preachers say, “You cannot tithe anywhere but at the House of God, the Church.” The Bible says that every third year the tithe is to be given to widows, orphans and foreigners in the Promised Land. (Deut. 14:28-29; Deut. 26:12)

It is very clear that you are not being taught the truth about the tithe, though the preachers claim they are teaching the truth. If you are believing these teachers of the monetary tithe requirement doctrine, you are not tithing what God said is to be tithed. Nor are you tithing to whom God said His tithe is to be given. Nor are you tithing where God said His tithe is to be given.

Actually, you are doing things the preacher’s way, since it is the preachers that have deceived you into believing that God requires you to tithe your monetary income, and into believing that they are the rightful recipient of the tithe.

God said in Leviticus 27:30-33 that His holy tithe is to come from agricultural increase.  When the preachers say that God’s tithe is monetary, they call God a liar.

You are following man’s perversion of the tithe, and not God’s word.

In the Bible, #tithes were never commanded for, carried to, collected in, or controlled by the New Testament Body of Believer’s commonly known as the Ekklesia.

God’s word is laid out for you to study. You have been deceived by ravening wolves disguised as men of God, and they are extorting your money, They are teaching a doctrine that is totally foreign to the pages of God’s holy word.

Matthew 15:9 But in vain they do worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.

Extortion: The obtaining of property from another, with his consent, induced by wrongful use of actual or threatened force, violence, or fear, or under color of official right.

 

December 24, 2016

The “Doing Everything But Tithing” Deception

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The “Doing Everything But Tithing” Deception
by Ronald W Robey
 
So many today are posting the acronym D.E.B.T. on their Facebook pages. D.E.B.T. stands for Doing Everything But Tithing.
 
Those posting the acronym look down on those who do not imitate them and put ten percent of their monetary income, oft-times accusing them of being “stingy” with their money.
 
However, when one holds these people’s “tithing” practice against the mirror of God’s word, one can see that the ones who are giving ten percent of their monetary income are not tithing at all.
 
They insist that the Law of #tithing has not been abolished and is to be obeyed. And yet, they aren’t even obeying the Law of tithing themselves.
 
The Law of tithing said that God’s #tithe is to be taken from agricultural crops and livestock. (Lev. 27:30-33) They are not tithing agricultural crops and livestock as the Law demands,… They are instead attempting to tithe their money.
 
The Law of tithing said that God’s tithe is to be obeyed only after crossing the river Jordan and entering into the Promised Land. (Deut. 6:1-3; 12:1,10-11) They are not tithing in the Promised Land.. They are instead attempting to tithe in another geographical location.
 
The Law of tithing said that tithes are to be given to physical descendants of the tribe of Levi. (Num. 18:24-26; Deut. 14:27; Neh. 10:37-38) They are not giving tithes to the physical descendants of Levi as the Law demands. They are instead attempting to tithe to a pastor who isn’t even one of Levi’s descendants.
 
The Law of tithing said that every third year the tithe is to be given to widows, orphans and foreigners. (Deut. 14:28-29; Deut. 26:12) They are not tithing to widows, orphans and foreigners every three years as the Law demands. They are instead attempting to tithe to a religious institution.
 
It is very clear that they are not obeying the Law of the tithe, though they claim to be doing so. The only thing they are doing is submitting to God’s command to tithe, but ignoring God from that point forward. Instead of tithing to whom God said to tithe to, where God said to tithe, and what God said to tithe, they have chosen to do things their way and not God’s way.
 
Actually, they are doing things their Pastor’s way, since it is their pastor that has deceived them into believing that God requires them to tithe their monetary income, and into believing that he is the authorized recipient of “God’s holy tithe”.
 
They are following man in the tithe, and not God’s word.
 
In the Bible, #tithes were never commanded for, carried to, collected in, or controlled by the New Testament Body of Believer’s commonly known as the Ekklesia.
 
Open your eyes people! God’s Scripture is laid out for you to study. You have been deceived by your Pastors and they are extorting your money without you even realizing that they are extortioners,
 
It is abundantly clear that those using the acronym D.E.B.T. to accuse others are guilty themselves of Doing Everything But Tithing.
 
Hypocrites!
 
The monetary tithe requirement doctrine is totally foreign to the pages of God’s holy word.
 
Matthew 15:9 But in vain they do worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.
 

December 22, 2016

The Monetary Tithe Requirement Doctrine is Deceptive

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The Monetary Tithe Requirement Doctrine is Deceptive
by Ronald W Robey

If pastors and teachers insist that tithing is required, they should at least have the decency and respect for God and His word to teach tithing in the manner that He decreed His tithe is to be observed.

God’s decree concerning how His tithe is to be observed:

a) agricultural (Lev. 27:30-33)
b) to Levites, with an Aaronic Priest present. (Num. 18:24-28; Neh. 10:37-38)
c) to widows, orphans and foreigners in the Promised Land. (Deut. 12:1,10-11; 14:28-29)
d) to self. (Deut. 14:22-26)

If pastors and teachers do not have the decency and respect for God and His word to teach tithing in the manner He decreed His tithe is to be observed, then they should not be preaching tithes at all.

A church built on lies is not of God.

 

December 20, 2016

No Compromise

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No Compromise
by Ronald W Robey
 
In Genesis 14, God’s tithe came from war spoils, not from Abram’s monetary income.
 
From the time that God gave the Mosaic Law to the children of Israel, 1450 BC to A.D. 70 when General Titus destroyed the Temple in Jerusalem, God’s commanded tithe was from agricultural increase,… not of the monetary income of the children of Israel.
 
When Revelation, the last inspired Book of the Bible was written, there still were no instructions in the Bible for anyone to tithe their monetary income within the Body of Believers in Christ Jesus.
 
If God requires monetary tithes be given to Tabernacle, Temple, Synagogue or Church, He sure failed to say so anywhere in the Bible.
 
If God requires monetary tithes be given to Levite, Priest, Apostle, Prophet, Evangelist, Pastor, Bishop, Elder or Teacher, He sure failed to say so anywhere in the Bible.
 
Man is guilty of teaching contrary to the word of God when man teaches that God requires tithes of monetary income.
 
 
To teach man to tithe money instead of what God said His tithe is to consist of in the Bible is to compromise.
 

December 16, 2016

The Modern “Church” is Heading Toward Rejection

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The Modern “Church” is Heading Toward Rejection
by Ronald W Robey

Argument: God said in His word that tithing is required. And Jesus said He did not come to destroy the Law.

 
 
Rebuttal: Yes, God’s word does say that tithes are required.
 
However, God’s word also says,
 
a) that the required tithe is to be agricultural, not monetary. (Lev. 27:30-33; Deut. 14:22-29; 26:12-17)
 
b) that the required tithe of the land is to be given to the physical descendants of Levi. (Num. 18:24-26; Heb. 7:5-9)
 
c) that the required tithe of the land is not to go to the House of God. (Num. 18:24-28; Neh. 10:37-38)
 
d) that an Aaronic Priest must be present at the giving of the tithe. (Num. 18:24-28; Neh. 10:37-38)
 
e) that the required tithe is to be observed only once one crosses the river Jordan and enters the Promised Land. (Deut. 12:1,10-11)
 
f) that the required tithe is to be given to widows, orphans and foreigners every third year. (Deut. 14:28-29)
 
 
Upon examining what the word of God says concerning God’s holy tithe, it is blatantly evident that today’s tither’s are NOT “obedient to God in the tithe at all.
 
a) Instead of obeying the command to tithe agricultural increase, they disobey God and attempt to pass off ten percent of their monetary income as His required tithe.
 
b) Instead of obeying God’s command to give His tithe to the sons of Levi, they disobey God and give what they say is God’s tithe to a pastor who isn’t even one of Levi’s descendants.
 
c) Instead of obeying God’s command to take His tithe to farming communities, they disobey God and take their “tithe” to their local church.
 
d) Instead of obeying God’s command to have Aaronic Priest present at the time of the giving of His tithe, they disobey God by giving what they say is God’s tithe without an Aaronic Priest present.
 
e) Instead of obeying God’s command that His tithe come from the Promised Land, they attempt to tithe from another geographical location in the world..
 
f) Instead of obeying God’s command to give the tithe to widows, orphans and foreigners every third yea, they disobey God and attempt to tithe to a man that God never authorized to receive tithes in His word.
 
In Hosea 4:6, God said:
 
Hosea 4:6 My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me: seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I will also forget thy children.
 
How long will they continue to reject what is written in God’s word before He decides to reject them as He did the Priest’s of Israel in Hosea’s day?
 
Acts 17:30 And the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commandeth all men every where to repent:
 
#tithe #tithes #tithing
 

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